Holdback for vehicles



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HOLDBAGK FOR VEHICLES. .,814. Patented Jan. 3,1882.

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ANSON J. Bacon, or HALLOWELL, MAINE.

HOLDBACK FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part: of Letters Patent No. 251,814, dated January 3, 1882. V

Application filed November 5, 1881. (No model.)

of the improvement.

The object of this invention is to provide holdbacks constructed in such a manner that the first resistance to the forward pressure of the vehicle will be elastic or yielding, so as to prevent any jar to the vehicle or horse.

The invention consists in holdba-ck tugs made in the mannerhereinafter described, and adapted to connect the harness-breeohing with the draft-spring, and also in the combination, with the draft-spring, the holdback-irons, and theharness-brceching,ofholdlmck-tugs,whereby the strain on the holdback-tugs will be of an elastic nature and will be resisted by the draft-spring", as will be hereinafter fully de-' scribed.

A represents the thills of a vehicle, to the rear side of the crossbar of which is secured the center of a curved or half-elliptic spring, B, by a clip, 0, or other suitable means. Through holes in the end parts of the cross bar of the thills A pass bolts D, which also pass through holes in the ends of the spring B, and have nuts screwed upon them.

Upon the forward ends of the bolts D are formed hooks, upon which are hooked the ends of the tugs E and the ends of the holdbacktugs F. The holdback-tugs F pass through holdback-irons G attached to the thills A, and their other ends are connected with the breeching H of the harness.

For convenience rings I can be attached to the ends of the holdback-tugs F, one to hook uponthe book of the bolt D and the other to receive a snap-hook. J, connected with the breeching, so that the horse can be readily connected with and disconnected from the chills A. With this construction the strain in holding back is applied to thchook-bolts D, to which the draft-strain is applied, and which are connected with the ends of the spring B, so that the first application of the draft-strain and of the holding-back strain will be resisted by the elasticity of the spring B, and thus all jars from "the forward impulse of the vehicle will be avoided. Havingthus described my invention,lelaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with the thills A, provided with the holdback-irons G and theholdback-tugs F, of the spring B, secured to the rear of the cross-bar of the thills, and the hooks D, substantially as and for the purpose set foith.

2. The combinatioruwith the draft-spring B, holdback-irons G, and harness-breeching H, of the holdback-tugs F, substantially as herein shown and described. whereby the strain on the holdback-tugs will be of an elastic nature and will be resisted by the draft-spring, as set forth.

ANSON J. BACON.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL D. JORDAN, ALBERT M. SPEAK. 

